Analysing players key to selection: Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar stressed on the need for vision to see if players can absorb pressure at the highest level and perform under intense scrutiny. Former India skippers Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly also agreed with Tendulkar and said it was important to look at temperament over ability and added that the foundation of a player should be strong.

"When it comes to selection, it is important to analyse a player," said Tendulkar. "You don't need selectors to pick a side. It is important to have a vision and see if players can execute their talent at the highest level.

"I have seen players doing well at the domestic level but not thereafter," Tendulkar said at the KSCA's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Bangalore on Saturday.

There have been numerous examples of solid first-class cricketers failing to make it big at the international level. The likes of Aakash Chopra and before them Ajay Sharma and Utpal Chatterjee took the domestic scene by storm but succumbed to the pressure of top level cricket when they finally got the India caps.

Dravid, who played his first Test five years after debuting for Karnataka, said adapting to different challenges was important for players looking to make it big. One of India's most prolific run-makers, was dropped from the ODI side before he came back a different player to end up with nearly 11,000 runs in coloured clothing.

"Good players know how to adapt. You need to have your basics right. For instance, someone who is good at T20 cricket rarely succeeds in Tests but if you are a good Test cricketer, you will do well in other formats. The foundation should be good," Dravid said in a panel discussion that also included GR Vishwanath.

Ganguly, the man credited for India's turnaround in the 2000s agreed with his colleagues and said it was crucial to get the basics right because "no two players are similar".